Senior living operators are using a balanced, data-driven approach to reopening communities during the COVID-19 pandemic by continuously assessing risk, mitigating transmission and monitoring progress...
COVID caregivers, don’t forget to take care of yourselves
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 29, 2020
Results of a new survey bring potentially troubling news for those in senior living employees and the companies for which they work: Personal exposure to the coronavirus is linked with poor mental health....
NIC point-in-time survey shows COVID-19 cases, testing higher in settings where residents have greater...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 29, 2020
Suspected and confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 are higher in senior living and care settings where resident care needs are greater, according to results of a small survey released Friday by the National...
8 COVID-19 tips, tricks and cautions for assisted living and skilled nursing
By
Timothy J. Holahan, D.O.
Ghinwa Dumyati, M.D.
Ryan Gilmartin, MPA
Jun 29, 2020
Assisted living and skilled nursing each have their own unique regulatory, clinical and social factors to consider when it comes to COVID-19. Here, we describe the eight challenges or issues that leaders...
Assisted living operators need PPE and testing, should report COVID-19 data to federal government, House...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2020
Congress should take “immediate steps” to get needed personal protective equipment to assisted living communities, nursing homes, home- and community-based settings and other places where older adults...
Some assisted living operators passing COVID-19 costs on to residents
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 26, 2020
Senior living residents or their family members in at least eight states have filed complaints to their state attorney general or long-term care ombudsman about unfair billing practices related to the...
Senior living owners take rare step to isolate with residents during COVID-19 pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 25, 2020
Kathy and Don Beck have taken extraordinary steps to keep the older adults in their small Oregon senior living community safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senior living professionals from around the world share COVID-19 lessons learned
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 25, 2020
COVID-19 has had a huge impact on senior living and care operators around the world, and every country is at a different stage of reopening. But commonalities have surfaced in the experience, no matter...
Looking for provider relief funds? These tips can help
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 25, 2020
Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it would distribute approximately $15 billion in grants to eligible state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program...
CCRC opens specialized unit to care for older adults with COVID-19
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2020
After designating one building on its campus to care for its own residents infected with COVID-19, a North Texas continuing care retirement community has opened its doors to others needing specialized...